Scottish Fold
Temperament:
*Quietly Confident
*Affectionate
*Quiet
*Good Family Pet for attentive owners
"Scottish Folds are sweet natured companions."
Despite their elfin look, Scottish Folds are friendly, relaxed cats, as one might expect
from their barnyard background. They are generally quiet and devoted, and they don't mind
a roomful of noisy children or, for that matter, a quiet apartment on a rainy day.
Although they are generally hardy, healthy cats, their ears need special attention, making
them better pets for the more experienced cat lover. |
| Head: Well rounded; full cheeks and large whisker pads; short nose |
| Eyes: Large, round, wide set; sweet expression |
| Ears: Small with tight fold preferred; wide set; round tips |
| Body: Medium size; rounded, well padded; level back |
| Coat: Short, dense, resilient |
| Tail: Medium length, flexible |
| Patterns: Nearly all colors and patterns |
Breed History: In 1961, on a farm near the village of Coupar Angus in the Scottish Lowlands, a
shepherd noticed a curious-looking cat playing in the yard. It was a beautiful white
shorthaired female- with strangely folded ears that were tucked forward. The cat looked
like a charming white pixie. The shepherd was enchanted. He eventually acquired one of the
female's offspring, a lively tuck-eared fellow whom the shepherd and his wife named
Snooks. And from Snooks and his mother Susie, came all the Scottish Fold cats.
The pertly folded ears that make the Scottish Fold cat so different derive from a
spontaneous mutation. Any cat carrying that the gene that resulted from that mutation will
have those distinctive ears. Interestingly, all Scottish Fold kittens are born with
straight ears. At about three or four weeks, the ears of the kittens that have the
fold-ear gene start to fold forward, just as their normal siblings' ears are beginning to
move back and up. |
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